Assistant Practice Manager

Lamb Chambers is a highly respected set of commercial barristers’ chambers comprising nearly 50 barristers located in Temple, London. Our barristers specialise in providing their legal services across the areas of commercial, construction, insolvency, international law, property and personal injury.An opportunity has arisen to recruit a full-time Assistant Practice Manager to join our Practice Management team. The candidate will play a vital support role to members of chambers and the practice managers.The Role

Daily duties will be (but are not limited to):Assisting with all fixing enquiries for High Court, tribunals and county court mattersChasing case papers for hearings in good timeLiaising with other chambers to exchange skeleton argumentsAllocation of court hearings for more junior members and bulk bookings from clientsTaking bookings via telephone and adding to the Lex diaryResponding to enquiries received in the practice managers email inboxEnsure that correspondence and briefs received are logged on to the Lex databasePrinting documents for members of chambersAssisting members with setting up remote hearings/conferencessupporting the more senior members of the practice management teamThe Candidate

The Candidate must:Be ambitious and demonstrate a positive can-do attitudeBe well organisedBe efficient and methodical in their workHave strong communication skillsKnow how to prioritise tasks in handBe a team playerSkills and Abilities:Confident telephone mannerHardworkingAbility to be polite and compassionate without lacking confidenceExperience with working on Lex databaseBe able to multitaskDetails

Job type: Full-time, PermanentWorking Hours: Monday to Friday (9.00am to 6.00pm – with some flexibility)22 days annual leave plus bank holidaysEducation: A level and above (Preferred)Remote working from home once a week upon completion of probationary periodBenefits on completion of probationary period include: Bonus and pension schemeLamb Chambers is committed to equality and to fostering diversity in our profession. We will treat everyone equally and irrespective of their age, background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.Consultant

Elliott RogersHead of Recruitment (Chambers and Secondments)Specialism: ChambersSubmit your application

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